All, The postings about Benjamin Waldrop are filled with errors which appear to have come from faulty websites and databases. The individuals in the families of John and Joseph Waldrop of Amelia Co., Va and Luke Waldrop of Hanover Co., Va. often have been confused, probably because of the similarity of names. Unfortunately, some people copy undocumented data from others and from web sites, then share errors with fellow researchers. This is apparent in the erroneous data being posted for Benjamin on this board. (I would encourage any serious researcher to require documentaton or evidence before adding any copied information to his database.) Since I researched Joseph and John of Amelia County and some of their children last year, and also have data on my ancestor Luke Waldrop of Hanover County, I am posting a summary of these three families in hopes it will help eliminate some of the confusion. I am concentrating on male names, since they are the ones often misidentified. Feel free to add or correct data. Because the summary is so long, I'll have to post it in three separate pieces: JOSEPH OF AMELIA CO., VA (FAMILY OF) JOHN OF AMELIA CO., VA (FAMILY OF) LUKE OF HANOVER CO., VA (FAMILY OF) Jan